We’ve become Disillusioned. So we dive like crows towards anything glittering.

Time to Put the silicon obsession down. Take a look around. Find a way in the silence. Lie supine away w your back to the ground. Dis and re connect to the resonance now. You were never an island.

Unique voice among the many in this choir. Tuning in to each other. Lift all higher.

“Hello,” he lied. Like Velvet, this magicians sleight of tongue and hand. Hello, he lied. Beware, Belie, his Smile as warm and calculated, as heroin. Beware… The Contrarian.

Within everyone, A scale. A voice. Everyone but him

Core as Black as pitch Soul is Out of tune. Advocate of none. Beware, Belie, his smile

Will cost you everything. Cloak and masquerade His Contempt for everyone. “Hello, Hello,” he lied.

“Hello,” he lied. Like Velvet, this magicians sleight of tongue and hand. Hello, he lied. Beware, Belie, his Smile as warm and calculated as heroin. Beware…

Behold a New Christ. Behold the same old horde. Gather at the altering. New beginning, New word. And the word was Death. And the word was without light. The new beatitude. Good luck. You’re on your own.

Blessed are the Fornicants. May we bend down to be their whores. Blessed are the Rich. May we labor, deliver them more. Blessed are the Envious. Bless the Slothful, Wrathful and Vain. Blessed are the Gluttonous. May they feast us to famine and war.

What of the pious, the pure of heart, the peaceful? What of the meek, the mourning, the merciful? All Doomed. All Doomed

Behold a New Christ. Behold the same old horde Gather at the altering. New beginning, New word And the word was Death. And the word was without light. The new beatitude. Good luck.

What of the pious, the pure of heart, the peaceful? What of the meek, the mourning, the merciful? What of the righteous? What of the charitable? What of the truthful, and the dutiful, the decent?

Doomed are the Poor Doomed are the Peaceful Doomed are Meek Doomed are the Merciful For the word is now Death. And the word is now without light. The new Beatitude. Fuck the Doomed. You’re on your own.

Time is money, money’s time. We’ve wasted every second dime on Diets, lawyers, shrinks, and Apps, and flags, and plastic surgery.

Now Willy Wonka, Major Tom, Ali and Leia have moved on signal the Final curtain call in all it’s atomic pageantry

Time is money, money’s time. We’ve wasted every second dime on Diets, lawyers, shrinks, and Apps, And flags, and plastic surgery. Now Willy Wonka, Major Tom, Ali and Leia have moved on. Signal the Final curtain call in all it’s atomic pageantry

Searching your eyes for a hint or a trace of humility. Searching your eyes for the saint is an act of futility. Searching your eyes for a hint or a trace. I’ve been Searching your eyes for humility. Searching your eyes for a hint or a trace. I’m still searching, searching.

Float the Piper by and down the river. Carcass crippled underneath The pounding waves of adoration.

Pied Piper float on down the river. Bloated carcass, crippled ‘neath The weight of adoration.

Moving in and out of the shadows. It’s no easy mission holding on to how I picture you.

How inconvenient, unexpected, and harrowing for you, As consequences tend to be.

For the rest of us, so delicious to witness your dread. Poetic justice consummate.

Not unlike you to heedlessly hoist away your smug grenade.

Arrogant and insolent, you don’t give a damn. Collateral be damned.

Not unlike you to hoist away hoist away your smug grenade. Choice and bed be made. Good night. Sleep tight.

For the rest of us, so delicious to witness your dread. Poetic justice consummate.

Not unlike you to heedlessly hoist by your own vain petard.

Wrong side of history. You don’t give a damn. Collateral be damned.

Not unlike you to hoist away hoist away your smug grenade. Choice and bed be made. Good night. Sleep tight.

Instrumental

Red flag red. All the sentinels are dead -the Tokyo kitty, swallow, rose, and canary.- Tick tick tick Do you recognize the sounds As the grains count down, trickle down right in front of you?

Tickle tickle tickle. All your neck hairs prickle As they barbecue the sentinels and eat them right in front of you. Hour glass smashed (into) million little pieces. The count down carry on 5 4 3 2…

Aristocrat breaks down to, Timocrat breaks down to, Oligarch breaks down to, Republocrat breaks down to, No hope left in the hour glass.

Red flag red. All the sentinels are dead. -the Tokyo kitty, swallow, rose, and canary- Tick tick tick. Do you recognize the sounds As the grains count down trickle down right in front of you.

(Little) Tickle tickle tickle. All your neck hairs prickle As they barbecue the sentinels and eat them right in front of you. Hour glass smashed (into) a million little pieces. The count down carry on 5 4 3 2…

Aristocrat breaks down to – Timocrat breaks down to Oligarch breaks down to – Republocrat breaks down to No hope left in the hour glass.

Ten niner eight Eight seven six Five four three two Ten niner eight Eight seven six Five four three…

Mother, mother There’s too many of you crying. Brother, brother, brother There’s far too many of you dying. You know we’ve got to find a way To bring some lovin’ here today

Father, father We don’t need to escalate War is not the answer. For only love can conquer hate. You know we’ve got to find a way To bring some lovin’ here today.

Picket lines and picket signs. Don’t punish me with brutality Talk to me, so you can see Oh, what’s going on What’s going on

Father, father, everybody thinks we’re wrong. Oh, but who are they to judge us Simply because our hair is long. You know we’ve got to find a way To bring some understanding here today

“Dead as dead can be,” the doctor tells me But I just can’t believe him, ever the optimistic one I’m sure of your ability to become my perfect enemy Wake up and face me, don’t play dead cause maybe Someday I will walk away and say, “You disappoint me,” Maybe you’re better off this way.

Leaning over you here, cold and catatonic I catch a brief reflection of what you could and might have been. It’s your right and your ability To become my perfect enemy

Go ahead and play dead I know that you can hear this Go ahead and play dead Why can’t you turn and face me? Why can’t you turn and face me? Why can’t you turn and face me? Why can’t you turn and face me? You fucking disappoint me!

You know I’m gonna go out Get something for my head. If I keep on doing this I’m gonna end up dead.

Gimme gimme gimme I need some more Gimme gimme gimme Don’t ask what for

I know the world’s got problems I’ve got problems of my own Not the kind that can’t be solved With an atom bomb

Gimme gimme gimme I need more Gimme gimme gimme Don’t ask what for

People are people So why should it be You and I should get along so awfully People are people So why should it be You and I should get along so awfully

So we’re different colours And we’re different creeds And different people Have different needs It’s obvious you hate me Though I’ve done nothing wrong I’ve never even met you So what could I have done I can’t understand What makes a man Hate another man Help me understand People are people So why should it be You and I should get along so awfully People are people So why should it be You and I should get along so awfully Help me understand Help me understand

Now you’re punching And you’re kicking And you’re shouting at me And I’m relying on your common decency So far it hasn’t surfaced But I’m sure it exists It just takes a while to travel From your head to your fist (head to your fists) I can’t understand what makes a man Hate another man Help me understand People are people So why should it be You and I should get along so awfully People are people So why should it be You and I should get along so awfully

I can’t understand What makes a man Hate another man Help me understand I can’t understand What makes a man Hate another man Help me understand I can’t understand What makes a man Hate another man I can’t understand (people are people) What makes a man (why should it be) Hate another man Help me understand

We’re victims of sedition on the open sea No one ever said life was free Sank, swam, go down with the ship Just use your freedom of choice

I’ll say it again in the land of the free Use your freedom of choice Freedom of choice

In ancient Rome there was a pawn Who followed along and watched it fall He cast a stone, he felt secure He felt that he would never be heard

Freedom of choice Is what you got Freedom of choice

You’re given a voice you don’t want it Seems to be the rule of thumb Don’t be tricked by what you see You got two ways to go

I’ll say it again in the land of the free Use your freedom of choice Freedom of choice

Freedom of choice Is what you’ve got Freedom of choice

In ancient Rome there was a pawn Who followed along and watched it fall He cast a stone, he felt secure He felt that his voice would never be heard

Freedom of choice Is what you’ve got Freedom from choice Is what you want

Freedom of choice Is what you’ve got Freedom from choice Is what you want

Freedom from choice Is what you want Freedom from choice

There’s so many of us There’s so many of us There’s so many There’s so many of us There’s so many of us There’s so many

Let’s have a war So you can go and die! Let’s have a war! We could all use the money! Let’s have a war! We need the space! Let’s have a war! Clean out this place!

It already started in the city! Suburbia will be just as easy!

Let’s have a war! Jack up the Dow Jones! Let’s have a war! It can start in New Jersey! Let’s have a war! Blame it on the middle-class! Let’s have a war! We’re like rats in a cage!

It already started in the city! Suburbia will be just as easy!

Let’s have a war! Sell the rights to the networks! Let’s have a war! Let our wallets get fat like last time! Let’s have a war! Give guns to the queers! Let’s have a war! The enemy’s within!

It already started in the city! Suburbia will be just as easy!

Don’t fret precious I’m here. Step away from the window. Go back to sleep. Safe from pain and truth and choice and other poison devils. See, they don’t give a fuck about you, like I do.

Counting bodies like sheep To the rhythm of the war drums

Go back to sleep Go back to sleep

Counting bodies like sheep

Go back to sleep Go back to sleep

Counting bodies like sheep

Go back to sleep Go back to sleep

I’ll be the one to protect you from your enemies and all your demons. I’ll be the one to protect you from a will to survive and a voice of reason. I’ll be the one to protect you from your enemies and your choices, son. They’re one in the same, I must isolate you… Isolate and save you from yourself

If it keeps on rainin’, levee’s goin’ to break. If it keeps on rainin’, levee’s goin’ to break. When the levee breaks you’ll have no place to stay.

Mean old levee taught me how to weep and moan. Mean old levee taught me how to weep and moan. When the levee breaks we’ll have no place to stay.

All last night I sat on the levee and moan. Cryin’ wont help you. Prayin won’t do no good. When the levee breaks we’ll have no place to stay.

And so once again My dear Johnny my dear friend. And so once again you are fighting us all. And when I ask you why You raise your sticks and cry, and I fall. Oh, my friend How did you come To trade the fiddle for the drum?

You say I have turned Like the enemies you’ve earned. But I can remember All the good things you are. And so I ask you please Can I help you find the peace and the star. Oh, my friend What time is this To trade the handshake for the fist?

And so once again Oh, America my friend And so once again You are fighting us all And when we ask you why You raise your sticks and cry and we fall. Oh, my friend How did you come To trade the fiddle for the drum?

You say we have turned Like the enemies you’ve earned. But we can remember All the good things you are. And so we ask you please Can we help you find the peace and the star. Oh my friend We have all come To fear the beating of your drum.

X

The Package

Weak and Powerless

The Noose

Blue

Vanishing

A Stranger

The Outsider

Crimes

The Nurse who Loved Me

Pet

Lullaby

Gravity

The Package

Choose Track

Clever got me this far. Then tricky got me in. Eye on what I’m after. I don’t need another friend. Smile and drop the cliche Till you think I’m listening. Take just what I came for, then I’m out the door again.

Peripheral on the package. Don’t care to settle in. Time to feed the monster. I don’t need another friend. Comfort is a mystery. Crawling out of my own skin. Just give me what I came for, then I’m out the door again.

Lie to get what I came for. Lie to get just what I need. Lie to get what I crave. Lie and smile to get what’s mine.

Eye on what I’m after. I don’t need another friend. Nod and watch your lips move If you need me to pretend Because clever got me this far. Then tricky got me in. Take just what I came for, then I’m out the door again.

Lie to get what I came for. Lie to get what I need now. Lie to get what I’m craving. Lie and smile to get what’s mine .

Give this to me Take what’s mine Mine, mine, mine.

This is mine.

Tilling my own grave to keep me level… Jam another dragon down the hole… Digging to the rhythm and the echo of a solitary siren… one that pushes me along, and leaves me so… desperate and ravenous… I’m so Weak and powerless over you…

Someone feed the monkey while I dig in search of china… White as Dracula as I approach the bottom… so desperate and ravenous. I’m so Weak and powerless over you…

Little angel, go away… Come again some other day… Devil has my ear today… I’ll never hear a word you say… He Promised I would find a little solace and some peace of mind… Whatever. just as long as I don’t feel so desperate and ravenous.

I’m so Weak and powerless over you…

So glad to see you have overcome them Completely silent now. With heaven’s help, You’ve cast your demons out. And not to pull your halo down around your neck and tug you off your cloud, But I’m more than just a little curious How you’re planning to go about Making your amends to the dead.

Recall the deeds as if they’re all someone else’s atrocious stories. Now you stand reborn before us all. So glad to see you well

And not to pull your halo down Around your neck and tug you to the ground

But I’m more than just a little curious How you’re planning to go about Making your amends to the dead with your halo slipping down.

Your halo’s slipping down to choke you now.

I didn’t want to know. I just didn’t want to know. Best to keep things in the shallow end, cause I never quite learned how to swim.

I just didn’t want to know.

Close my eyes just to look at you. Taken by this seamless vision. I close my eyes. Ignore the smoke.

Ignore the smoke.

Call an Optimist, she’s turning blue. Such a lovely color for you Call an Optimist, she’s turning blue. While I just sit and stare at you.

Because I don’t want to know.

I just didn’t want to know.

Mistook the nods for an approval. Just ignore the smoke and smile.

Call an Optimist, she’s turning blue. Such a lovely color for you. Call an Optimist, she’s turning blue Such a perfect color for your eyes Call an Optimist, she’s turning blue Such a lovely color for you Call an Optimist, she’s turning blue. While I just sit and stare at you.

I don’t want to know.

Disappear Disappear Higher Higher Into the air Slowly disappear No, no longer here

Disappear Disappear Thinner, thinner Into the air

Never really here. Wasn’t ever. Like a thought brushing up against a sigh

Floating away Floating away

Vanishing like a sigh and slowly Disappear Disappear Vanish, vanish into the air Slowly disappear Never really here

Floating away Floating away

Cast the calming apple Up and over satellites To draw out the timid wild one To convince you it’s alright And I listen for the whisper Of your sweet insanity while I formulate Denials of your affect on me

You’re a stranger So what do I care You vanished today Not the first time I hear Or the last.

What am I to do with all this silence. Shy away, shy away phantom Run away terrified child Won’t you move away you fucking tornado I’m better off without you Tearing my world down.

Help me if you can. It’s just that this is not the way I’m wired. So could you please help me understand why you’ve given in to all these reckless dark desires?

You’re lying to yourself again, suicidal imbecile. Think about it. You’re pounding on a fault line. What’ll it take to get it through to you precious? (I’m) over this.

Why do you wanna throw it away like this? (You’re) Such a mess. Why would I want to watch you disconnect and self-destruct one bullet at a time? What’s your rush now? Everyone will have his day to die.

Lying through your teeth again, suicidal imbecile. Think about it. You’re pounding on a fault line. What’ll it take to get it through to you, precious? (I’m) over this. Why do you wanna throw it away like this? (You’re) Such a mess. Why would I wanna watch you disconnect and self destruct one bullet at a time? What’s your rush now? Everyone will have his day to die.

They were right about you.

Lying to my face again, suicidal imbecile. Think about it. You’re pounding on a fault line. What’ll it take to get it through to you, precious? (I’m) over this. Why do you wanna throw it away like this? (You’re) Such a mess. (I’m) over this.

Disconnect and self destruct, one bullet at a time. What’s your hurry? Everyone will have his day to die.

(But) If you choose to pull the trigger, should your drama prove sincere, do it somewhere far away from here.

ay hello to the rug’s topography. It holds quite a lot of interest with your face down on it. Say hello to the shrinking in your head. You can’t see it but you know it’s there so don’t neglect it.

I’m taking her home with me and all dressed in white. She’s got everything I need. Pharmacy keys. She’s falling hard for me. I can see it in her eyes. She acts just like a nurse with all the other guys.

Say hello to all the apples on the ground. They were once in your eyes but you sneezed them out while sleeping. Say hello to everything you’ve left behind. It’s even more a part of your life now that you can’t touch it.

I’m taking her home with me all dressed in white. She’s got everything I need. Some pills and a little cup. She’s falling hard for me. I can see it in her eyes. She acts just like a nurse with all the other guys.

She’s got everything I need. Pharmacy keys. She acts just like a nurse with all the other guys.

Pay no mind what other voices say. They don’t care about you, like I do. Safe from pain and truth and choice and other poison devils. See, they don’t give a fuck about you like I do.

Just stay with me. Safe and ignorant. Go back to sleep. Go back to sleep.

Lay your head down child I won’t let the boogeyman come Count the bodies like sheep to the rhythm of the war drums.

Pay no mind to the rabble. Pay no mind to the rabble.

Head down, go to sleep to the rhythm of the war drums.

I’ll be the one to protect you from your enemies and all your demons.

I’ll be the one to protect you from a will to survive and a voice of reason.

I’ll be the one to protect you from your enemies and your choices, son. They’re one in the same. I must isolate you. Isolate and save you from yourself.

Swayin to the rhythm of the new world order and counting bodies like sheep to the rhythm of the war drums.

The boogeymen are coming. The boogeymen are coming.

Keep your head down go to sleep to the rhythm of a war drums.

Stay with me. Safe and ignorant. Just stay with me. Hold you and protect you from the other ones. The evil ones don’t love you, son. Go back to sleep

Go back to sleep Go back to sleep Go back to sleep Go back to sleep Go back to sleep Go back to sleep

Lost again Broken and weary Unable to find my way Tail in hand Dizzy and clearly unable to Just let this go

I am surrendering to the gravity and the unknown Catch me heal me lift me back up to the sun I choose to live

I fell again Like a baby unable to stand on my own Tail in hand Dizzy and clearly unable to just let this go I am surrendering to the gravity and the unknown Catch me heal me lift me back up to the sun I choose to live, I choose to live, I choose to live

Catch me heal me lift me back up to the sun Help me survive the bottom

Calm these hands before they Snare another pill and Drive another nail down another Needy hole please release me

I am surrendering to the gravity and the unknown Catch me heal me lift me back up to the sun I choose to live, I choose to live

X

Over

Orestes

The Hollow

Rose

3 Libras

Thomas

Magdalena

Brena

Judith

Thinking of You

Sleeping Beauty

Over

Choose Track

Been over Been over this before Been over and over Been over this before

And over Been over this before So over this Been over this So over this Been over this So over this before

run, desire, run this sexual being run him like a blade to & through the heart no conscience, one motive… to cater to the hollow. screaming feed me, fill me up again. temporarily pacify this hungering. so, grow, libido, throw dominoes of indiscretions down. falling all around in cycles/circles. constantly consuming. conquer and devour. it’s time to bring this fire down. bridle all this indiscretion long enough to edify and permanently fill this hollow. feed me, fill me up again. temporarily pacify this hungering.

Don’t disturb the beast The tempermental goat The snail while he’s feeding on the Rose Stay frozen, compromising What I will, I am

Bend around the wind Silently thrown about Again I’m treading so Soft and lightly Compromising my will I am

I am I will So no longer will I Lay down Play dead Play your doe in the headlights Locked down and terrified Your deer in the headlights Shot down and horrified when Push comes to pull comes to shove Comes to step around this self-destructing dance That never would’ve ended Til’ I Rose, I roared aloud here I will I am.

I am I will So no longer will I Lay down Lay dead Play this Kneel down Gun-shy Martyr Pitiful I rose, I roared I will I am

threw you the obvious and you flew with it on your back, a name in your recollection, thrown down among a million same. difficult not to feel a little bit disappointed and passed over when i’ve looked right through to see you naked and oblivious and you don’t see me. but i threw you the obvious just to see if there’s more behind the eyes of a fallen angel, the eyes of a tragedy. here i am expecting just a little bit too much from the wounded. but i see through it all and see you. so i threw you the obvious to see what occurs behind the eyes of a fallen angel, eyes of a tragedy. oh well. apparently nothing. you don’t see me. you don’t see me at all.

Humble and helpless. Learning to pray. Praying for visions to show me the way. Show me the way to forgive you. Allow me to let it go. Allow me to be forgiven. Show me the way to let go. Show me the way to forgive you. Allow you to let it go. Allow me to be forgiven. Show you the way to let go. Illuminate me. Illuminate the way. I’m just praying for you to show me where I’m to begin

Hoping to Reconnect with you. Hoping to.

Overcome by your Moving temple Overcome by this Holiest of altars

So pure So rare To witness such an earthly goddess That I’ve lost my self control Beyond compelled to throw this dollar down before your Holiest of altars

I’d sell My soul My self-esteem a dollar at a time

One chance One kiss One taste of you my Magdalena

I bear witness To this place, this prayer, so long forgotten So pure So rare To witness such an earthly goddess

That I’d sell My soul My self-esteem a dollar at a time For one chance One kiss One taste of you my black Madonna

I’d sell My soul My self-esteem a dollar at a time

One taste One taste One taste of you my Magdalena

my reflection wraps and pulls me under healing waters to be bathed in brena. guides me safely in worlds i’ve never been to heal me, heal me, my dear brena. so vulnerable but it’s all right. heal me, heal me, my dear brena. show me lonely and show me openings to lead me closer to you, my dear brena. so vulnerable but it’s all right. opening to heal… opening to heal…

you’re such an inspiration for ways that i will never ever choose to be. oh so many ways for me to show you how your savior has abandoned you. Thank (fuck) your god. he did this, took all you had and left you this way. still you pray, never stray, never taste of the fruit. never thought to question why. it’s not like you killed someone. it’s not like you drove a hateful spear into his side. praise the one who left you broken down and paralyzed. he did it all for you. oh so many ways for me to show you how your dogma has abandoned you. pray to your christ, to your god. never taste of the fruit, never stray, never break, never choke on a lie, even though he’s the one who did this to you thought to question why it’s not like you killed someone. it’s not like you drove a spiteful spear into his side. talk to jesus christ as if he knows the reasons why he did this all to you. he did it all for you.

lying all alone and restless. unable to lose this image. sleepless, unable to focus on anything but your surrender. tugging a rhythm to the vision that’s in my head. tugging a beat to the sight of you lying so delighted with your new understanding. there’s something about a little evil that makes that unmistakable noise i was hearing, that unmistakable sound i know so well. spent and sighing with that look in your eye. spent and sweating with a look on your face like sweet revelation. sweet surrender. thinking of you. thinking of you. sweet revelation. sweet surrendering.

Delusional I believed I could cure it all for you dear. Coax or trick or drive or drag the demons from you. Make it right for you, sleeping beauty. Truly thought I could magically heal you

Drunk on ego. Truly thought I could make it right if I kissed you one more time to help you face the nightmare. But you’re far too poisoned for me. Such a fool to think that I could wake you from your slumber, that I could actually heal you.

Sleeping Beauty Poisoned and hopeless.

Far beyond a visible sign of your awakening, (I’m) failing miserably to find a way to comfort you. Far beyond a visible sign of your awakening, (You’re) hiding from some poisoned memory.